Patents by Inventor Anant Akinchan

Anant Akinchan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8930132
    Abstract: A system, method, device, computer program, user interface, and apparatus for method of transmitting content to a user equipment. The method includes receiving an intent from a user of the user equipment; gathering a time window of validity for the intent; receiving location information from the user equipment; determining a mode of transportation based on the location information; and, for the duration of the time window, querying a location database of points of interest (POIs) to retrieve candidate POIs that match the user intent and are located within reach of the user equipment based on the time left of the time window and the mode of transportation; presenting the candidate POIs to the user equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: France Telecom
    Inventors: Asha Vellaikal, Anant Akinchan, Chai Geller
  • Patent number: 8924147
    Abstract: A system, method, device, computer program, user interface, and apparatus to associate an object of interest of a map in a location database with a geo-fence. The method includes selecting a first time interval; selecting a mode of transportation; determining terrestrial routes starting from the object of interest; for each determined terrestrial route, determining an end point that can be reach on the terrestrial route within the first time interval using the selected mode of transportation; and storing a geo-fence for the first time interval and mode of transportation in associating with the determined end points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: France Telecom
    Inventors: Asha Vellaikal, Anant Akinchan, Chai Geller
  • Publication number: 20130006522
    Abstract: A system, method, device, computer program, user interface, and apparatus to associate an object of interest of a map in a location database with a geo-fence. The method includes selecting a first time interval; selecting a mode of transportation; determining terrestrial routes starting from the object of interest; for each determined terrestrial route, determining an end point that can be reach on the terrestrial route within the first time interval using the selected mode of transportation; and storing a geo-fence for the first time interval and mode of transportation in associating with the determined end points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: FRANCE TELECOM
    Inventors: Asha Vellaikal, Anant Akinchan, Chai Geller
  • Publication number: 20130006515
    Abstract: A system, method, device, computer program, user interface, and apparatus for method of transmitting content to a user equipment. The method includes receiving an intent from a user of the user equipment; gathering a time window of validity for the intent; receiving location information from the user equipment; determining a mode of transportation based on the location information; and, for the duration of the time window, querying a location database of points of interest (POIs) to retrieve candidate POIs that match the user intent and are located within reach of the user equipment based on the time left of the time window and the mode of transportation; presenting the candidate POIs to the user equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: FRANCE TELECOM
    Inventors: Asha Vellaikal, Anant Akinchan, Chai Geller